Typewriting machine



July s, 1924. y a 1,500,773

l J. A. B. SMITH TYVPEwRITING MACHINE Filed March 15, 1921 2z i 2,0/7 .2 LII 1 1 1v1 /a f 25@ @V400 @0359@ f f6 '\J L' 1,

Patented July S, 1924s,.

JEssE A. B. SMITH, or STANFORD, coNNEcrIoUfr, AssIeNon To UNnEaWoon TYPE- warrnn COMPANY, or NEW Yonai, N. Y., A CORPORATION or DELAwAnE.

TYPEWRITING I Application filed-March 15,717'921. Serial No. 452,433.

T all whom t may concern.' Be it known that I, JESSE A. B. citizen o f the United States, residing 1n Stamford, in the county of 'Fairfield and 5 State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typewriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to afdevice in the nature of an accessory orV attachment to be placedat the front of v'a typewriting machine, 'or a combined typewritingand computing machine, as a means for enabling'an operator to assemble with kcelerity worksheets and intervening carbon-sheets.

Asherein disclosed, the device is in the nature of aboX-like structure, and, 'preferably, comprises two compartments side by side and divided by a partition. These compartments may be open at their outerends and -a litt-le shorter than the work-sheets to be used therein, so that the packs or piles of the latter willi protrude 'sufficiently to be easily accessible. n

The device may also' comprise a jogging tablet or table which may project 'therefrom or may, at least partially, overlie the compartments. It will be evident that the latter arrangement tends to make the device more compact. The location of the jogging table close to the compartments for holding the work-sheets enables .theoperator to .pick up work-sheets and jog them into register without moving the same away fromV the compartments to any great extent.

The device may be supported at the vfront of the machine, and preferably this'is done by attaching it to the upper ends ofi the legs or standards of a stand, such as th'atused for combined typewriting and' computing machines, so that it will occupy a position at the front of the keyboard at a convenient height. j y

The device `is especially designedffor writing small bills of which 'one carbon-copy is to be vina-de ,inv each` case, but the machine may/falso be used for other purposes,

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When the invention is to be used, a package of work-sheets is placedin each of` the compartments, with the endsk of the worksheetsV projecting from the ends thereof. The operator mayV then pick up two worksheets and place them with a carbon-sheet therebetween upon. the asembling or jogging table, and then jog the sheets together -to bring them into register before inserting them .in the machine.' l3referably.y the as sembling or jogging table is'provjided with a ledge against which.work-sheetsinay be laid', to place them in approximate register before jogging them into iinal position on the table. l

Afterthe, items are typed upon the worksheets, the latter are removed from the machine, and the carbon-sheet therebetween is removed, so that it may be used with another set of work-sheets. 1 Y i 'Preferably the assembling or jogging table extends forwardly from the front wall of the holders, but, if desired, it may be po sitioned otherwise; for example, it may partially overlie the compartments.

Inasmuch as the upper portions of the work-sheets are usually occupied by printed headings, and nothing is to be typed upon that portion of the sheets, use may be made of a carbon-sheet of substantially less height than the work-sheets, and, toenable the carbon-sheet to be readily removed from its position between work-sheets upon which typing has been effected, the carbon-,sheet maybe made of greater length than` vthe work-sheets, so that it maybe easily grasped and withdrawn therefrom. The operator may assemble twowork-sheets and one car bon-sheet of the'form described, by placing awork-sheet on thejogging table, placing Aa 'carbon-sheet thereon and then anothei1 work-sheet'on the opposite side of the carvbon-sheet,;"asal preliminarystep to bring cthe'sheets and carbon-sheet intoregister;v

Such assembling` of the work-sheets and fcarbon-sheetY may also be effected by laying the Carbon upon theftop .sheet-nOne-O the compartments, withdrawing this worksheet with the carbon thereon, placing anoth'eiwork-sheet on the top of the kcarbonsheet, and bringing the sheets into register on the jogging or assembling table. It will be seen that the work-sheet on which the carbon-sheet has been yplaced `n1ay readily be engaged by the thumb, since-the carb-on is of less height than the work-sheetv order to facilitate thewithdrawal of work: sheets from the. compartments, the operator may use suitable devices, such as rubber bands or cots upon the Vthumlo`s,soi-4 that byplacing the thumbs on the exposed ends of the upper work-sheetsf there will be smilie,

1 inafter appear.`

` In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan view, showingmy invention applied to` so much of an .Underwood-,Hanson bookkeeping machinev as: is necessary for purpose of'illustration:

Figure2 is a sideview. ofa-y portion of the machine, showing two work-sheets and a carbon-sheet therebetweenbrought into register on thejoggingf or assemblingtable.y

'Figure` 3 is a-view, as seen1 at the: front of the machine, ofA the work+sheets and` carbon-sheet therebetween, shown ontheassembling table lo t Figure' 2.

Figure. 4 is a perspective view. of the form of the inventionshown in` Figure :1i

Figure is a perspectiveviewfof aimodilied form-ofthejnvention;

TheY Underwoodv bookkeeping :machine to which the invention is applied,V as: herein disclosed, comprises a typewriter'. 11 having alphabet-keys `12" *andV number-keys. 13,1 and "a computing element with -af casing 14s on which the typewriter 1f1`rests. In the illus- Y trated construction, the casingle,` accordingly, constitutes thebase of thef.frame i of theV combined@` typewrit'ingTV and", computing machine: The casi-ng 14' may" ble-supported on aY table 15, forming` part l 'of la: stand; 16, the table 15 having `the` usual? rim for-f rib' 17 fromwhichM Vextend bracketsl 182 'overlyingstandards-19 of thetypewriter i standand secured theret'ofby` any? sui-table-:fmea-ns;..such

as screws'f 20E' extending t-hrough.'perfera tions in brackets 18, and threaded into the upper parts of standards 19. 'The brackets 18 are so shaped that the lower edge of the rim 17 is maintained substantially level with the tops of the standards.

,According to the piresent invention, a boxi-like work-holder 21 is supported at the front of the machine, so that work-sheets or cardsp'lacedtherein may bei4 readily accessible-to the' operator. Inorder thatthe work holder 21 may project as little as possible from the. front... ot the machine, and at the Sametime neither obstruct the view of' the registers 22l in the front of`V the casing 14, nor-interfere with the operation of the error-keys 23 and the star-keys 24, it is placed withmitsbottumwall 25 extending over the rib 17 at the front of the stand top or tableV 15. To support the; worloholtler 21 inpost tion. as'just described, without making@ any changef inv thestructureoff the, combined. typ ewritingan d computing; machine, i brackets1-26 may be secured tothe.- bottom ot the A holder` 21j by.: any f siiitablermean s, such as screws`4 27, andato thetops; off the front standards 19 by means of the scf,1"ews120 Inasmuchiasfthe tops-1 of'the; standards' 19 lie below. the ,bottom wall-325i of'y the, work-holder,l thebrackets 26' are bentdownwardly, preferably" close to thepoint of attachment tothe. bottom wall.125,andI are thennbent atcanother'- point so as,y to4 extend substantially horizontally tof the; tops ofvv the Y stand- A ards19. The; brackets-z 2 6: may be. shaped sothat, iniorder to. give the;proper-height to the. work-holder.: 21, Y the brackets- ,26 may ybe placed' eitherfon, top of?brackets,v 18 orn'beneath', the Same, the-openingssin the ends of; the` twosetsI of' bracketsA` beingpin registerv` s o that bothmay be. faste-ned on thestandards 19?:bysthescrewsv20,

As shown in Figure 4t-h'ef. worin-holder has-:a back? walli 28'- and a: fronti wall` 29. and ist-dividedv into twoV compartments by afwall A0rv-partitioniO, the ,compartments bcingyopen-- attheir outer'f endsg soAk that the ends of packs: or piles of? worksheets- 31 placed in said ,compartments may extend beyondnthe ends loff'sa-idL compartments to vta cilitate:r removal-f of individual.; sheets.k Tibo front"wall-'295may:y also becut-away at its ends, so asfto render the ends of the piles or packs: offjrworkesheets:more i easily4 accessible: i

Provision-fmay#alsoY lie-made ot` an assembling; orzj ogg-ing-fta-bleg32; ywhich n1eterabl}v extendssforwardlyfrom *the; upper edge-ot the..=front wall 29.',"a11dr is: provided with' a; ledgevf; at its forw-ardi edge. In practice aaaworkisheetior lcardfrl: setafken from each compartment and placed on the table- 32 with: a: carbonasleet: 34; lying.; therebetween.

'Ihe`l work-sheets and? intervening carbonsheetv may be brought. intos approximate ali gnmentzzby:engagement with theledge- 33. and may then be raised and brought tov final adjusted positions relative to each other by resting thelower edges ofthe woikesheets and carbon-sheetjon the table 32- 'audit necessary jogging thejsheets thereon. The

vassembled work-sheets and 4carbon-sheet n are removed from the machine and the carbon is Withdrawn so Vthat Vit maybe usedY lwith another set of work-sheets.

Preferably the carbon-sheet 34 is of subA stantially less height than the work-sheets,

inasmuch as the upper portions of the latter arerusuallyoccupied by printed headings and nothing is 'tobe typed uponsaid portions. It is desirable, also, that the Y carbon-sheet be of suiiicient length to `profor use with other sheets.

' work-sheets from the vtwo compartments' ject from the assembled work-sheets :at'one side, so that, after typing has been effected and the work-sheets withdrawn trein theV machine, it may readilybe pulled out ready The adjusted position of such a carbon-sheet between two work-sheets is shown in Figure A convenient method of withdrawing consists in placing the thumb oi either hand on the'top card or sheet in .the vcorresponding compartment and slidingthe sheet endiwise by the frictional Contact of the thumb therewith until the sheet may be grasped between the thumb and one or more .n ngers.'

Tio" insure suitable frictional contact i between the thumbs and the work-sheets, suitable means may be provided, such as rubber bands or cots placed on the thumbs. c

In assembling two work-sheets thus withdrawn from the compartments of the'work-V holder, one may be placed on the table 32,

a'carbon-sheet laid thereon approximatelyin proper position,` and the other work-sheet placed thereoinapproximate registry of the sheet-s being obtainedby placing the same against the ledge 33.

The work-'sheets and intervening carbon-,sheet may then, it de-` sired, be jogged on the t-able32, to bring the edges, shown at theleft in Fig'fureV 3, into register, and the work-sheets and intervening carbon-sheet may thereafterbe,turnedY into the general position vshown'nfi Figures 2 and 3, and jogged onthe table, so yas'to, bring the sheetsinto `registe: as indicated in Figure 3, the portions of the sheets'vei-` tending abovethe carbon-sheet enabling the `V'work-sheets 31 to beheld at their side edges to permit such'` manipulation. The assembled work-sheets and carbon-sheetmay then" be inserted in the machine and items typed thereon. After ,-such `typing has.Y been .com-

pleted, the c assembled sheets may be. rernoved from the machine, and the carbonsheet which projectsV at the right, jas shownf'in Figure 3, may be Withdrawn to 'enable'itsf use with` anotherset of work-sheets.v g

The work-sheets and. Carbonsheet may also be assembledl by placing the carbonsheet on the top work-sheet in one of the compartmentak f preferably the; -one at thek right, and removing the sheet `by engagement ofthe thumb with a portion ofthe! Vregistry bythe method previously described,

and, upon removal oftheV workssheets and carbon-sheet from the machine, the carbonsheet, after withdrawal 'from the worksheets, maybe placed again iii'the right-` hand compartment. J f "Inthe modified form of `the attachment or accessory, shown in Figure 5, the assembling or jogging table, which is there designated 35, extends over the'compartments of the work-holder, whereby a more compact form of the attachment is obtained. It desired,'pro`vision may be made of a ledge V36, preferably at the forward edge of said table 35,'to `facilitate the placing of the sheets'in approximate registry before submitting thein to thejogging action on the table 35. The table 35, extending, as it does, over the compartments of the holder- 21,' tends to interfere with the placing of the carbonsheet on the top cfaA pile or pack ofv worksheets in either one of 'said compartments,

and, to obviate this difficulty, the ltablefmay front .of and. closely ladjacent to the keyboard .of the typewriter and atfthe level of Athe base of the typewriter trame, it being understood that by the base'fof the'typewriter frame is meant the portion of` the frame adj acent. to 'theist'and or other support upon 'which the machine rests. Thejpo'sition ,of the accessory "relativefto'the keyboard of lthe typewriter Vis,'therefore,similar to its .positionV relative 'to the keyboardof the `combined typewritingf land computing machine as `shown "in the drawing, so thatk the holder greatly facilitates the assembly of j vwork-sheets and carbon-sheets land their insertion into the typewriter, and doe's"v not obstruct the View of 'the typewriterfkeys 1nor j interfere'.with their operation. f

"Variations may be resorted to within theV scope of the invention, land "portionsy of the improvements may be used vifthout others,

f c-luding -a work-sheet `holder Ahaving two compartments lecated on oppesite sides of ltliefyc`enter line of the machine'in alignment v I I'avi'=11'g thus y-rlescri'bed Vmy invention, I claim:

1. VAn accessory forge machine comprising typewriter mechanism, said accessory infc' riding a work-sheet holder having two compartments arranged in substantial align- --ment from side to side of the machine and #separated from each other by a partition located centrally in theholder, and means Afor supporting the holder in front of and closely adjacent to the keyboard of the machine with thefpartition also located sub- ;stantially centrally of the machine, so 4as to causethe compartments ofthe holder to be f so positioned that a worksheet can be conveniently withdrawn from either ofsaid compartments for insertion into-the ma- .6h-ine.

An'accessory for amachine comprising typewriter ymechanisnfll, said v'accessory inwith eacll other .from side to side fof the machine and so constructed that sheets may bewithdrawn'by the operator from one of said compartments in one direction laterally `of the machinewith one hand and from the ether compartment in the opposite direc- .tionlatejrally of the' machine with the other h and, and .means for supporting the holder in front .of and closely adjacent to the keyboard of the machine.

3. An accessory for a machine comprising litypewriter mechanism, said .accessory including aholder having a compartment for containing work-sheets, means for supportinglthje holder in Jliront of and closely adjacentto the keyboard of the machine, and --a table ,mountedl onthe holder adjacent to V said.compartment and formed to present a surface extending laterally of vthe typevwriter, on which the work-sheets may be ,adjacent =to thewkeyboard of the machine,

Y aad-'.atable lXeQlliO seid holder and formed t0v Present e Surface .extending laterally 0f the machine @diesem-t9 Said eemrartmelnts h'the Weth-Sheets may be jagged. t0

'5- A11 aeessseryfer machine emrrslle .Qludiaga' Werk-sheet holder having from andV rear walls, ya ,table located adjacent to the front wall of the holder and at substantial-lr the level @the t0n eff-Said Wall beine: farmed te present-a Surface @X- tending laterally of the machine, one-which the work-sheets may be jogg'ed to bring them into register, and means yfor supporting closely adjacent to the keyboard of the machine.

6. A typewriter accessory consisting of a work-sheet holder having front and rear walls, a.,substantially horizontal table -to co-operate therewith, extending laterally ot,v

the typewriter at the top of one of said walls and formed and arranged to present a surface on which work-sheets may be conveniently placed as they are withdrawn `from the holder and against which the work-sheets maybe jogged to bring them into register with each other, and a, ledge against which the sheets as they areplaced on the table may be broughtV into approximate register preparatory to the jogging of them into exact register, said ledge extendinglongitudinally of said table forwardly of said surface.

7. In an apparatus of the class described, supporting means for a machine comprising typewriter mechanism, said supporting means including a stand having a top with brackets extending therefrom at the front and on opposite sides thereof and standards on the upper ends of which said brackets rest, a work-sheet holder having brackets so constructed that, when the holder is suitably positioned :tor use in front ot and closely adjacent to the keyboard of the machine, the ends of the last-mentioned brackets will lie over the standards at the front of themachine, and means for securing both sets of brackets to the standards on which they rest.

8. A typewriter accessory consisting of a work-sheet holder comprising frontl and rear walls and being divided intotwo compartments each of which is open at its ends to permit work-sheets tobe slidablywithdrawn therefrom, the front wall of said .holder being shortened at each-end so as to be spaced ,inwardly Jfrom the ends or the holder and to enable the thumbs to be thrust laterally ,of theholder into engagement with the worksheets in the .compartmentsr yto `withdraw the work-sheets endwise from the compartments, and an assembling table extending @longen holder- 9. A typewriter accessory consisting of a.

work-sheet holderhaving two con'ipartments arranged end to endin substantial alignment transversely or' the typewriter Yand open attheir outer ends, andan assembling table atthe top of said compartments 1n .fxd relation te "Seid hQld'r and being Vtermed to present a plane upper surface against which the work-sheets may be ogged to bring them into reg'rister-withv each other.

V10. an apparaths class described,

the holder and the table in front of andsupporting means for a machine, comprising typewriting mechanism, said suppoiting means including a stand having brackets at the upper right and left sides of the front thereof, a Worksheet holder having a base-- piece extending lengthwise of the front of the stand forward of the position assumed by the keyboard of the machine When the latter is in place on the stand, and arms connected to said `base-piece and to the 10 brackets on the stand for holding the sheetholder. e

JESSE A. B. SMITH. Witnesses:

EDITH B. LIBBEY, J ENNIE P. 'ILHORNE 

